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Ayala: Broadband aid requires a response, San Antonio. This is a test FacebookTwitterEmail In this FILE PHOTO Vanessa Aguilera, IT Manager, hands out laptops to a family during a drive-thru device pick up at the KIPP Academy on West Commerce, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020. Students from the KIPP Academies in San Antonio were able to pick up the devices on a last minute basis. Remote learning starts on Monday.Jerry Lara /San Antonio Express-News In its first week, 1 million U.S. households signed up for the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program created to help close the digital divide during the coronavirus pandemic. The key word in the subsidy’s title is “emergency.” ....
Federal money to SpaceX may hurt public broadband efforts in Washington state March 9, 2021 at 12:41 pm SpaceX’s Starlink antenna connects with a network of satellites to provide high-speed internet access. (SpaceX Starlink Photo) You might think Russ Elliott would be pleased about private companies winning $223 million in federal subsidies to expand broadband in rural Washington state. Instead, Elliott the director of the state’s broadband office is frustrated. He’s under direction from Washington’s Legislature to bring the entire state up to superfast internet speeds by 2028. Yet in December, the federal government announced plans to award hundreds of millions of dollars to companies Elliott is afraid won’t meet the state’s standards. ....
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